Ill Gotten Gains

An ancient spirit inspires a group of captive slaves to lead a blood-and-guts uprising for their minds, bodies, and very souls in the powerful historical drama "Ill-Gotten Gains" (1997). Five years after the end of slavery, 24 Africans are locked in the hull of an illegal trading ship and headed to an unknown port. Djimon Honsou, later to take on a similar role in Steven Spielberg's "Amistad" (1997), is one of the slaves visited by an ethereal ancestor who sparks them into rebellion against the abusive captain and crew.

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An ancient spirit inspires a group of captive slaves to lead a blood-and-guts uprising for their minds, bodies, and very souls in the powerful historical drama "Ill-Gotten Gains" (1997). Five years after the end of slavery, 24 Africans are locked in the hull of an illegal trading ship and headed to an unknown port. Djimon Honsou, later to take on a similar role in Steven Spielberg's "Amistad" (1997), is one of the slaves visited by an ethereal ancestor who sparks them into rebellion against the abusive captain and crew.